Stoma Blockage

I am 72 yrs, have my ostomy since aug. 2012, things had been fine uptil now.  I am having issue with some blockage,need some advice or pointers.  thank you joe

Hi all,  Well, I thought I was done reporting about my hospital experiences, but I was wrong!  I had only been out of hospital for one month since getting my old colostomy stoma and large bowel removed and everything with my ileo (which I've had for just over a year) was working just fine, until Sunday night.  I started having severe pain just after going to bed.  I tried all the recommende...

I woke up with excruciating gas pains.  I'm assuming a blockage.  Anything I can do to easy the pain and get things moving besides lots of water and gas-x?  Thanks in advance.

anyone have trouble with obstructions?  seems like this is going to be a part of my great new quility of sucky life. Had ilio in march..1st I had a partial obstruction a week and a half later..I was lucky that after 10hrs in hosp. and after drinking the ct prep it opened and released on its own..not realizing that this was just the beginging of the end..may 18 was rush by ambulance a 3:00am a...

I ended up in the ER last weekend where a CT scan confirmed a bowel obstruction.  I was admitted and the plan was to insert the dreaded NG tube to see if that helped move things and if not then surgery.  Somehow, by asking to wash up before the tube went in, and all nursing staff disappearing, I avoided the tube.  At about 1:30 a.m and 28 hours of no output in the colostomy I had luck and...

I have had my ileostomy for 4 months. I have always been a big salad lover, but keep being told lettuce,tomatoes& cucumber can cause blockages. Is this true? If not what's the best form of lettuce?

hi guys,
excuse the small letters in this post but i am dealing with a blockage and have my left hand applying even pressure on my wafer so it doesnt pop off.
i cannot for the life of me know what i did wong tonight at dinner to cause this episode?
i had some italian bread, cheese, pasta, and apple juice.
could the apple juice do this? i prbably havent drank apple juice in years.
thoughts?

Hey everyone.

I had my ileostomy surgery 3 weeks ago and things have been great so far in comparison to what I was dealing with before the surgery. I seem to be doing alright with food, water absorption, energy levels are good, etc. 

There is one thing though. since the surgery, I've had 3 moments where I suffered from pretty severe pain inside my lower abdomen? It feels like someone is sque...

About to get ileostomy due to large polyps blocking colostomy! Rectal cancer history! Reconnection failed 8 years ago! Hope I can last until surgery in 3 weeks! Been off this site for a while! 

I have a complex medical case, but tonight I changed mt appliance and the stoma started to spurt bright red blood. I am in a lot of pain, and am still bleeding into my colostomy bag. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

Last weekend I was in bed on the Friday night and started to get the worst abdominal pains I have ever had. Never having a blockage before I wasn't shore what was coursing it but after a few hours I realized it must be a blockage. After some time I raised myself of the bed and felt a pop and my bag filled in 2 seconds flat, i rushed to the toilet and after emptying it it filled again in rapid t...

I read an artical in Womens Healthsource magazine someone gave me..Has anyone ever heard of Cellvizio..It the smallest diagnostic microscope flexable for gastro and biliary problems..They can pinpoint tissues that these conventional tools can't with minnimal surgery..I found a doctor in PA that does this in Lankenau Medical Center outside of Philly..I made an appointment as they said they may b...

So I am 2.5 weeks out from my last surgery to fix partial blockage due to adhesions at the resection site. I had major diarrhea for 4 days and am now constipated for 2 days. Doc said I would be all over the place and this is normal. I am still scared, though. I dont want to go back to hospital. I haven't had at fevers or vomiting or nausea.  My pain is minimal and mostly at the incision. I am...

I am 1 year post-op after my ileostomy surgery I had performed at the Mayo Clinic. I still have daily pain from the hernia involved - most days are manageable but some days are very painful. After my surgery, the Mayo Clinic told me I cannot take Vicodin for pain management because it will cause a blockage. I had a particularly painful weekend so I saw my local GP doctor this week and brought u...

So, my colostomy hasn't had any output since Saturday early AM....48 hours ago... this hasn't happened before. Ate and drank normally the last 2 days and felt ok. Passing gas and no pain. But this morning I feel backed up. No actual pain or nausea,  but I feel constipated. First time ( in 9 months with a stoma) that I've gone more than 8 hours without output,  so I'm worried. The only thing I...

Help
I eat a good diet well balanced diet fruit and vegetables, chicken ,fish. All foods which are healthy. I also drink lots of water and decaffinated Tea. But still I suffer from constipation. I have been taking 2 MOVICOL a day for about year. It does not work. Can people tell me what works for them ?? Preferably a food suppliment or herbal. Someone mentioned unprocessed wheat bran but I cann...

  In the nearly thirty years since I had my surgery for colon removal I have only had small bowel obstruction twice.
The first time was in 2005. That got me five days in the hospital with lots of pain and a nasogastric tube. The NG tube was a fun time. It hurts like hell in your
sinus cavities after about twelve hours and sucks out a lot of swampy looking green stuff (bile). I came very close
t...

Hey gang,

  Maybe it's me, but I notice an uptick in the number of blockage related posts............which got me thinking.  Why would an ostomate be MORE subject to a blockage, rather than less?  I mean, they basically cut our intestines and stick the open end out our belly.  I would think that would make it EASIER for something not fully digested to exit.............way before it would i...

hi ya all well ive had my (eric) stoma had a full one with a stump left if you get what i mean since feb last year its been a real tough year and this year ive had 2 blockages in less then 2 months
i mean i eat all the right stuff and drink plenty i had real bad pain the othe day for 24 hours i was sick and the pain got real great i went to the hospital to be told by the xray dept dcs that no ...

Hi there, 

the last few days I have had this horrible feeling the way that I felt pre surgery when I had constipation. I have been taking tramadol due to abdominal pain and Im wondering if this could have caused constipation. Is it possible to have constipation with an ileostomy?

 

Thanks, Hannah

Hi Osto-friends..I have had permanent Ileostomy for 20 years with a couple of trips to the hospital since then....this past mid December I had a partial blockage which sent me to hospital by ambulance ...they were able to get things moving after about 6 hours on IV drip plus meds..I was able to go home and of course told to drink lots of fluid.. it was a horrible week after with emptying bag af...

I just spent 4 days in the hospital after being diagnosed with a partial bowel obstruction. It sounds like this is a common occurrence with abdominal surgery. When my ileostomy was done I had four surgeries and now have two hernias in addition to the ileostomy. I'm not looking forward to another bowel obstruction. I'm on a full liquid diet, chewing my food 20 times before swallowing, eating ver...

can anyone tell me the symptoms of a blockage i have been taking imodium 2 a day and was up all nite high temperature my body jerking teeth chattering and vomiting and still nausius thank you

I'm scared to really ask this question, but do most of you ileostomies get blockage on a regular basis.  After I had my colon, rectum and anus removed I thought i would not have these severe blockages.  My diet is very strict and can't any fruit, vegetables, or any high fiber.  When I do have blockage, I'm in bed for days and use all the usual tips, bath, heating pad, hot tea and still su...

My colostomy is 8days old! 
i Keep getting a lot of pressure in my stomach & Mona (stoma name) is very very windy! I am taking 3 laxido drinks a day as I suffer from slow transit?? Just wondering if anyone else has had this?

The only thing mona has produced is yellow liquid even though I have started adding some carbs back into my diet!

My husband has a bowel obstruction and is in the hospital facing possible surgery.  I am looking through this site to learn what I can about members' experiences with this sort of thing.

Background:

G has a colostomy due to a tumor that was removed 15 years ago.  A year and a half ago he had a hernia around the stoma which was surgically fixed with mesh and stoma revised.  That experience ...

I just swallowed a while small olive and I'm afraid that I'm going to get a blockage. I'm looking for any advice. 

after having my iliostomy since 2006 I am experiencing my first blockage.   Any suggestions on how to stop hurting and help it pass? 

Joanna

Ahoy Ostomates! I really need your help! My 35 year old, non-verbal, autistic son has had his ielostomy for 8 months ago.  For the past several weeks he has experienced low to no output, intermittent abdominal pain, followed by gushing of watery output sometimes 400 - 800 ml. We are currently in the hospital and CT scans and an ileoscopy shows he does not have a blockage. His doctors seems baf...

I've had my ileostomy since late October and have done well with it until a few days ago. I am noticing pressure, bloating and mild pain off and on to the left of my belly button. When I feel around, I can detect a lump of what feels like solid stool. My first output this morning was odd, lots of foam. The next time it was the thickest I've ever had. I'm just drinking lots of liquids, massaging...

Help! I've had an loop ileostomy for 4 months (colostomy for 10 months prior to this).
I still have a small amount of faecal matter passing through my large bowel and due to the Imodium to slow my bowels done, I am now really constipated.
I've tried Fleet Enemas, Microlax, Fleet Mineral Oil, Cooking Oil and water but nothing is shifting it and I'm in a lot of pain.
Does anyone have any suggesti...

Hello all,

I am happy to say I am one week post-op from a successful colostomy reversal. I spent five nights in the hospital. My surgeon uses an epidural for pain control. 



Surgery was a Friday afternoon. I was on ice chips only until Sunday morning when I was put on clear liquids. My gut constantly felt like there was a party going on in there! Painful, but I was also glad it woke up so qui...

Photo attached. Since last night I've had liquid output. I can hear gurgling. No pain, no fever. I changed my bag because it leaked from the diarrhea and my stoma has a little purple around the middle of the column part. Is that normal? It also seems that the skin on my belly around it is a little raised, but in not sure if it has always been slightly raised and I never noticed. As my stoma is ...

can anyone help with clearing blockages i have been awake most of the night trying to clear mine with so much pain  

I believe I had a blockage in my intestines; every bone/muscles in my stomach and back hurt!   I threw up. Thinking maybe it was a flu.  This has been two days ago, but my stomach still aches.   What do you think?  Thanks

I've presented this subject before and I'm currently doing a bit better with blockage, but I still find myself in bed for days with blockage; at least 2x a month.  I have a permanent ileostomy and had complete removal of large intestine, rectum and anus.  My low residue diet is limited because I can't have any fruit, veggies, or anything with skin because of the constant blockage issue.  P...

Hi,

It's been a long while since I have posted. I have an ileostomy and may possibly have a blockage going on. Please remind me of what to do at home to try get beyond it. Thanks

What can I do? I don't wanna go to the doctor

hi. Does anyone in here have any issues re blockages caused by eating cornflakes with milk or am i just being paranoid. ?

cheers

vb

I think i have a blockage because my stomach hurts around my stoma inside,My stoma is swelled up like i have never seen it before!!! I only pass black water and not thick bowel..How do i get rid of the blockage?? Buy a rubber baster and do an enema on my stoma?? what do i use??Soapy water or what?? Please help!!

What does an Ileostomy blockage feel like?  I am experiencing really painful cramping on my upper right side of my stomach, across from my stoma.  The area around the stoma is very tender and sore but not like a skin rash sore. It is more deep inside.  Thinking it was a blockage,  I switched to liquids for a day but the stoma is putting out material into the bag.  When it empties, it is re...

What have your experiences with obstruction of your ostomy been like? Did you need medical attention? If so, what happened?

has anyone had an blockage which cripples them i have and wander what there remedies are

Has anyone experienced awful constipation and stoma problem.  I've had colostomy 4 yrs.  Now I have a

Hernia on left side quite swollen.  I'm on miralax 1 or 2 x a day.  But past Saturday I could tell less output...so I added more miralax,  prune juice,  very little food, it took until Sunday in the

Middle of the night FINALLY get relief...but stoma was still swollen red. Skin pink/red ...

I learned a sad lesson today.  It is about making sure you chew everything completely.  I am now officially off of french fries for a while.  I had lunch with my son yesterday and rushed through my french fries.  This morning I awoke with a frightening stoma blockage.  It was extreemly painful and I am still passing clumps of french fries that are causing great discomfort.  I managed to t...

Hi all think i might have a partly blockage as every time i have something to eat i get these bad cramping before the waste  comes out it feels weird taking busapan for it

hello im not new with this ive had mine for 20 years my problems is blockage ive been trying to lose weight ever since i had to take prednison i need to lose a lot of weight it seems all the good healthy foods block me . i cant eat a lot of veggies which i like even fruits bother me a handful of peanuts will send me to a hospital .and by the way ive never met a stoma nurse let alone get any kin...

I'm a new ileostomate, not a new ostomate (had a colostomy since Oct 2008). I just had my surgery Feb 4th, things are going mostly ok. I hear the word blockage thrown around often enough and would like to know the symptoms. Last night I had some abdominal pressure and growliness with very little to no output. I took my temp last night because I couldn't stop shivering and it was 100.8F. I took ...

I have recently had a lot of bowel obstructions happening. I am a colorectal cancer survivor and have had the colostomy since Nov. 2012.  I had 3 good years, but the last 2 years have been filled with hospital visits because of partial blockages. I was told that it may be adhesions and scar tissue, so I had surgery in March, 2018 to remove scar tissue and adhesions and have been to the ER abou...

Hi all...I have a 3 month old colostomy....while I was showering I noticed that my stoma looked "puffy" .... and then a pretty much empty pouch.  Not wanting this to get to the point of a blockage, for the first time in my life I did the prune juice fix and it worked....very very very very very very, did I mention very?, well.  I mixed one half a cup of prune juice with one half cup of warm w...

Does anyone have small bowel obstructions--partial or complete occuring frequently?  what to do??  I've lower GI and many Ct scans all looks ok.

I’ve had no output in 5 days. What should I do?